Baltimore Orioles: 4 Things We Learned About the O's During Spring Training

With spring training coming to a close, teams across MLB should have a better understanding of who they are, where they need to improve and what they need to do to win ballgames.

And though it's true that you can't place much in spring statistics, there are always some crucial points learned during the spring about any team. Baseball is baseball, and even though the games don't count, the competition is still there.

The Baltimore Orioles are a team that didn't feature as many question marks headed into spring training as they usually do.

The good thing is that makes for less complications going into the regular season, or so one would assume.

The bad thing is those question marks have yet to be answered.

While there wasn't much to answer about the team this spring, there wasn't a whole lot to be learned about them, either. The O's are a fairly well-known entity.

However, there's always something. Let's take a lot at what we now know about the 2013 Baltimore Orioles.

Reimold Can Still Hit the Ball

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Nolan Reimold was on fire early in 2012 before an injury ended his season prematurely. He's again looking to prove he's healthy and can still play so that he can make the team as a primary DH/ left fielder.

This spring, Reimold is batting .256 with four homers, nine RBI, four walks and a .319 OBP.

Those are by no means stunning numbers, but they're certainly respectable, and the four home runs is a pretty good amount for a spring total. As the season begins, I expect that Reimold will only improve as his timing gets more on point and more consistent playing time.

Reimold still has that strong right-handed bat he's always possessed. Now it's time for him to stay healthy and prove he's a legitimate power threat over the course of a full season.

Division Leaders

If the spring training standings are any indication of the regular-season standings (and granted, they usually aren't), then the O's are the team to beat in the AL East.

They're the only team in the AL East with a record over .500, and they lead the second-place Boston Red Sox by five games.

Spring training is very different from regular season baseball, however, so it'd be foolish to bet the house on those numbers. Still though, the O's have put up a strong showing this spring, and are definitely primed to keep it going once the season starts next week.

The AL East looks to be a very balanced and tough division, so it's not going to be easy for the Birds to replicate what they did last season. But they're setting up to do so very nicely.